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Vince Ponz · Joined: 02 Nov 2002 Posts: 3581 Location: Florida

One of my cars is in the open and they put on the sprinklers they leave spots that are very hard and almost impossible to take off.
I tried razors blades, calcium remover, soft scrub pads, wd40, glass wax,
and my wifes old panties. These spots are just a little harder to remove than the panties.

Vince
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77.5 924 modified track car
79 931 Euro stock
88 924S SE
87 911 Targa stock

Brockoli · Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 5:55 am Post subject:

Joes924Racer · Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 7:54 am Post subject:

Stuff called Lime-a-away & of course the rag of your choice dont use yer wifes underthings geez.
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Buwani 931 · Joined: 31 May 2004 Posts: 308 Location: Napa California

Try white vinegar. Whatever you find , use RainX after you are done.
Shawn
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gohim · Joined: 02 Nov 2002 Posts: 4459 Location: Rialto, CA

You can also try the stuff used for removing the mineral buildup from outdoor mister noozles.

I installed a string of "Arizona Misters" on the west side of my house and the maintenance kit comes with a bottle of stuff to soak the noozles in to remove deposits. Tried it on a set of forged Fuchs/VW Jetta wheels to remove lawn sprinkler minerals, and it works fine without damaging the anodizing, so it should work on painted surfaces as well.

Sells for about $8 a bottle at HomeDepot. Just don't leave it sitting on the pain on hot day, just incase.

BionicBalls · Joined: 05 Jan 2009 Posts: 642 Location: Charlotte, NC

try a piece of steel wool. Works like a charm and gets anything off glass... wont scratch either. For good measure, you could dip it in some CLR.
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Scorpio · Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 10:03 am Post subject:

clr would work...one of its uses is removing limescale and calcium deposits from coffee perculators
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Martijnus · Joined: 29 Dec 2006 Posts: 2019 Location: Netherlands

weren't the stains coming off the panties?

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Smoothie · Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 10:30 am Post subject:

All good choices - first to mind was vinegar, then CLR. -But whenever I had the same problem (car would get sprinklered, then baked in the sun), I'd use cerium oxide* windshield polish (just because I happened to have some already on the shelf).

* - that's off the top of my head - I'll have to check and see if it's right..
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Joes924Racer · Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 10:37 am Post subject:

are we over or under sexed... .
whats clr im thinking bleach.
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1980 porsche Turbo 931GT Replica
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Smoothie · Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 10:46 am Post subject:

"Cerium Oxide" at JCWhitney - http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/ItemBrowse/c-10101/s-10101/p-100000163375/mediaCode-ZX/appId-100000163375/Pr-p_CATENTRY_ID:100000163375

Eastwood has "Rhodite" that's alleged to be better for deeper scratches -
http://www.eastwoodco.com/jump.jsp?itemID=2012&itemType=PRODUCT

I've also used the cerium oxide for scratches that resulted when a wiper blade fell off. It did get rid of those scratches.
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"..it's made in Germany. You know the Germans always make good stuff."

'82 924T, US version, dark green metallic, 5 speed Audi 016G gearbox

Vince Ponz · Joined: 02 Nov 2002 Posts: 3581 Location: Florida

ok guys I already had an answer when I posted this. I really tried everthing including 3m scratch remover to no avail.

Last thing on the shelf was Mothers alum polish. It did the trick without a problem. A little elbow grease helps.

Thanks for the help as this was a test. Now back to our normal programming.
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"Never let them see you sweat"
77.5 924 modified track car
79 931 Euro stock
88 924S SE
87 911 Targa stock

poorsha924 · Joined: 13 Nov 2007 Posts: 143 Location: Kansas City Mo

Hi Vince
Love the panties statment that s great.!

Sounds like possibily the calcium has ectched itself into the galss. I have some old school like 1950,s glass polish that works real well on removing glass ectching& inperfections like sand pitting I would be happy to send you some to see if it would help, If interested pm me & I will send you some.
poorsha924
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Vince Ponz · Joined: 02 Nov 2002 Posts: 3581 Location: Florida

I really appreciate the offer but the Mothers Alum polish works great. It is not etched in the glass and I tried everything including today the vinegar.
Being I have garlic around my neck the entire car smells like a salad.
One good thing that has happened is now the neighborhood bats don't follow me anymore.

Okay, the Mothers has a fine grit to it and with a little elbow grease [comes with the vinegar and the garlic] works great. I tried 3M paint finisher but the grit was not strong enough.
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"Never let them see you sweat"
77.5 924 modified track car
79 931 Euro stock
88 924S SE
87 911 Targa stock

D Hook · Joined: 02 Nov 2002 Posts: 3158 Location: Omaha, NE

Let me know if you need another pair of your wifes panties.

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